Over what distance the prayer is shortened

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled one farsakh, he would shorten the prayer.

Al-Nazzal said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went to al-Nukhaylah and prayed Zuhr and Asr there as two rak'ahs. Then he returned the same day and said: I wanted to teach you the Sunnah of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Zuhr as four rak'ahs in Madinah, and Asr as two rak'ahs at Dhu al-Hulayfah.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed Zuhr as four rak'ahs with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah, and Asr as two rak'ahs at Dhu al-Hulayfah.

Amir said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey, he would shorten the prayer from Dhu al-Hulayfah.

Ibrahim said: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray two rak'ahs between Kufah and al-Mada'in.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The prayer is shortened for a journey of a day and a night.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The prayer is shortened for a journey of three miles.

Masruq used to shorten the prayer when traveling to Wasit.

Abu Wa'il said: I set out with Masruq for al-Silsilah. He shortened the prayer on the way; he stayed there for two years and kept shortening the prayer there, and on the way back he also kept shortening it, until he arrived home and then began to pray the full prayer.

Yahya bin Yazid al-Huna'i said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about shortening the prayer, and he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey of three miles or three farsakhs, he would shorten the prayer. (Shu'bah is the one who was in doubt.)

Al-Hasan said: The prayer is shortened for a journey of two nights.

Mughirah said: Al-Harith asked Ibrahim: "Do you shorten the prayer when traveling to al-Mada'in?" He said: "Al-Mada'in is near; rather, I shorten for al-Ahwaz and cities like it."

Ibrahim said: The students of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) did not shorten the prayer when traveling to Wasit, al-Mada'in and cities at similar distances.

Al-Sha'bi said: If I were to travel to Dayr al-Tha'alib, I would shorten the prayer.

Something similar has been reported through another chain, with a slight difference in wording.

Abu al-Sha'tha' said: The prayer is shortened for a journey of six miles.

Suwayd bin Ghafalah said: The prayer is shortened for a journey of three days.

Al-Sha'bi used to shorten the prayer when traveling to Wasit.

Isa bin Abi Azzah said: I saw al-Sha'bi shortening the prayer when traveling to Wasit.

Abu Hibrah said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Should I shorten the prayer when traveling to al-Ubullah?" He said: "Can you go there and come back in one day?" I said: "Yes." He said: "Then you may not shorten it, unless it is a long (summer) day; then you may shorten for one day's distance."

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would not shorten the prayer except for a journey of a full day.

Hisham said: I also heard Makhul say the same.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If your journey is one day lasting until the 'Isha prayer, then do not shorten the prayer; and if it is more than that, then shorten it.

Salim said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) went to a piece of land of his at the place Dhat al-Nusub, and there he shortened the prayer; this land was at a distance of sixteen farsakhs.

Sayyiduna al-Lajlaj (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to travel with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him); after a distance of three miles he would lighten the prayer and shorten it.

Ata bin Abi Rabah said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Should I shorten (the prayer) on a journey to Arafah? He said: No. I said: Should I shorten on a journey to Marr? He said: No. I said: Should I shorten on a journey to Ta'if and Usfan? He said: Yes, and that is forty-eight miles. And he counted it on his hand.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Even if I travel for only part of the day, I shorten the prayer.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When you travel to Arafah and Batn Nakhlah, do not shorten the prayer; and when you travel to Usfan, Ta'if and Jeddah, shorten it. Then when you come to your family or to your livestock, pray the full prayer.

Jabir bin Zayd said: Shorten the prayer at Arafah.

Ata said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Should I shorten the prayer at Arafah? He said: No.

Ibn al-Simt said: I was present with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) at Dhul-Hulayfah, as if he intended to go to Makkah, and he prayed two rak'ahs. I asked him the reason for this. He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) doing the same.

Khaythamah said: Al-Harith bin Qays al-Ju'fi set out on a journey; when he went beyond the houses, he began shortening the prayer. Someone said to him: Have you started shortening already? He said: Should I pray the full prayer today and shorten it tomorrow?

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said: We set out with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) towards Siffin, and he prayed two rak'ahs between al-Jisr (the bridge) and al-Qantarah (the arched bridge).

Ibrahim said: When Alqamah set out for Hajj, he would enter ihram from al-Najaf and shorten the prayer.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The prayer is shortened on a journey of a full day; it is not shortened on anything less than that.

Umayr said: I set out with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) towards Makkah, and he prayed two rak'ahs at the bridge of al-Hirah.